The series contains 25 black and white slides, primarily of prints in the collection, and 59 unique color images. The black and white slides cover the period before urban renewal of Southwest, from approximately the 1910s to the 1950s. The color images were taken by Curtis in the 1980s to contrast Southwest’s streetscapes before and after renewal. Curtis rephotographed streets captured in his earlier black and white prints for comparison.

The slides are arranged using a numbering system Curtis devised.